week 6 functional groups 2

Question 1

Families of Organic Compounds 2

Answer 1

Carboxylic Acid
Ester
Amine
Amide
Thiol

Question 2

Carboxylic Acid

Answer 2

RCOOH

Water Soluble
Short chains form many hydrogen bonds

Question 3

Ester

Answer 3

RCOOR

water soluable

Esterification between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid (Condensation reaction - H2O)

Triglyceride (Lipid) is an ester

Question 4

Amine

Answer 4

RNHH

Carbon framework like carbon with Nitrogen as the central hub

NHHH - Ammonia
NRHH - Primary Amine
NRRH - Secondary Amine
NRRR - Tertiary Amine

Question 5

Amide

Answer 5

RCONHR’

Carbon framework attached to amine
Carbonyl group attached to amino
more soluble than carboxylic

  O
  | R - C - N - R'
        |
        H

Question 6

Thiol

Answer 6

RSH

Key Sulfur based functional group
S=C electronegativity
No Polarity or facilitate Hydrogen Bonding